I don't see his picture there, but I believe that Raymond Burr collected ancients. (I remember seeing a Vespasian denarius on a dealer's listed...
I don't think I've shown this one before: [ATTACH] The reverse shows Mars with military standard and aquila with the inscription Signis Receptis....
I was very into fossils in my teens and early 20s (collected at various sites in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania/ Maryland area) and have never...
These are my quick impressions, any additions or corrections are welcome. Most of your coins are Roman Empire unless noted otherwise. 1....
Here's my first coin of the year. (I actually ordered it in December, but due to the holidays and international shipping it didn't arrive until...
My vote would be Tiberius, based on the nose, but I'm not a specialist in Julio-Claudians, so take my opinion for what it's worth.
My main interests, in roughly descending order of time/cash invested: 1. Parthian, including their vassals (Persis, Elymais, Characene). 2....
Also, I have heard from a Japanese friend that it is good luck if you wear a 5 yen coin (the two bronze-colored ones with a round center hole) on...
Just wanted to say that I liked @stevex6 's 16th century example. It looks like the duke was rushing to get into the official photo and was still...
Here's a drachm (left) and tetradrachm (right) of the Parthian king Vologases V (191- 208 AD). In a previous thread, I compared his hairstyle to...
Here's my very first ancient coin, an AE3 of Constantius II (337-361) with Fel Temp Reparatio reverse of soldier spearing fallen horseman, Sirmium...
So far I have only one fake (that I know of) that definitely fooled me, but boy is it a doozy. This was purchased on eBay around 2000: [ATTACH]...
One other good auctioneer, if you're interested in Near Eastern and Asian coins (especially Islamic), is Stephen Album. I've dealt with them a...
Very nice! I'd say #4 is my favorite, because I like Roman coins that can be tied to specific historical events such as a military victory, birth...
Well, the ancient Romans almost always wrote 4 as IIII rather than IV, as can be seen on their coin inscriptions. I expect the 19th century...
I recently picked up a lot of several books on Roman history that included one specifically about coins: "Historical References to Coins of the...
I own this Virginia halfpenny from 1773: [ATTACH] There was a chronic shortage of circulating coinage in Britain's American colonies. Much of...
I have received some information from my patron via personal message. The coin was not damaged during shipping, the previous owner bought it with...
I was starting to get worried, but my Secret Saturnalia present arrived today. Unfortunately, the combination of a thin, scyphate flan and a...
@Deacon Ray: I think I said it before, but that's a very worthy little Parthian collection. I think the Orodes II drachm is my favorite, with the...
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